Map Project

For this project I created a map of my experience in the Grinstead Building at the University of Central Missouri. Because I am a Graphic Art major, a photography minor, and my emphasis area is graphic design I spend a lot of my time in this building. I started by scanning in a map of Grinstead so all the classroom sizes would be proportionate to one another. To better organize all of the information, I color coded the years that I took the classes and designated the floors by stroke weight. The registration marks represent Graphic Art, the cameras represent Photography, and the pencils represent Graphic Design. I chose the colors because they are a printers process colors and I think it really is all tied together with those colors.

Overall, I found this project to be really fun but also very challenging because keeping that much information organized and interesting at the same time was no easy task.

One-Inch Grid Practice

Poster Assignment

For this assignment we created a poster that raised awareness of the need for better nutrition in this country. I focused on how the rising obesity rates are also causing a rise in the Type II Diabetes rates. This is a huge problem because Type II Diabetes is a serious disease that in most cases can be prevented by better eating and exercising habits. I used the blue circle because it is the universal symbol for diabetes and also makes the shape of the letter "o" for obesity. The poster is filled with both haunting and educational statistics and at the end it says "don't be a statistic". 

Illustration Project

For this project I chose to focus on a trip I took to California my senior year in high school. This trip was very life-changing for me for many reasons. I was able to go to Anaheim, California for ten days, completely free because I qualified in an event for FBLA. I won first place at State, thus moving on to the national competition. I competed against 100 other people (two from each state) and received 8th place in the nation. I had proved to myself that anything was possible. I had done something that I never in a million years I imagined I would. I was just thankful that I qualified and was able to attend the national conference. I never dreamed I would actually place in the top ten. In addition, I got to see all of the sights, Disneyland, Rodeo Drive, Hollywood Boulevard, Beverly Hills, Catalina Island, and so much more. My life was changed in California and I cannot wait to be there again someday. 

I used water colors on bristol board, and I inked around the letters and objects throughout the design. I had never used watercolors before, and it was an interesting experience. It was a lot of work and proved to be challenging in the small areas of the design, but I love it and I think all the colors turned out really great. It clearly depicts my trip through its bright colors and the happiness that it displays. I will treasure my memories of that trip and this design forever.

Typography Assignment

For this hand lettering assignment I chose to make all the letters lowercase except for the letters POP, because I think that when typography is used effectively it can really make designs "pop" so to speak. This assignment was challenging for me, and I really wanted to use the computer to better see how the letters related to one another, but with a little encouragement from Mrs. Watson I decided that I could in fact see the relationships between the letters on my own and I am very satisfied with the way it turned out.

Alternative Typography

Envelope, Letterhead, and Business Card

After a lot of experimenting and trying different layouts and colors I came to my final design. I think it balances well with my logo and the company name. Each document has similarities but is also unique in it's own way.